© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Release 11i Workshops Introduction to Oracle Applications Release 11i… Part 2: Administration & Maintenance Session Leader Randy Giefer, Solution Beacon Release 11i Workshops San Ramon, CA Worthington, MA Los Angeles, CA St. Louis, MO Orlando, FL TRAIL to TEXAS sm

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 2 Introduction Welcome and Introduction Welcome and Introduction Session Overview Session Overview  The focus of this presentation is to share “Real-World“ experience as well as tips and techniques to install, upgrade and tune the complex Oracle Application environment delivered with Release 11i

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Administration and Maintenance

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 4 Release 11i Guiding Principles KISS Keep it Simple and Supportable sm Possible vs. Practical

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 5 Release 11i Basics to Remember Release 11i is not a static release Release 11i is not a static release Release 11i installs everything regardless of licensing Release 11i installs everything regardless of licensing Release 11i contains constantly evolving technology Release 11i contains constantly evolving technology Release 11i point upgrades introduce significant changes to functionality and technology Release 11i point upgrades introduce significant changes to functionality and technology Release 11i has significant interdependencies of Critical Products: AD, FND, AK, HZ (TCA), OWF, TXK, ADX, SHT, ATG, AU, FWK, OAM Release 11i has significant interdependencies of Critical Products: AD, FND, AK, HZ (TCA), OWF, TXK, ADX, SHT, ATG, AU, FWK, OAM

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 6 Housekeeping Apply Minimum Patches Apply Minimum Patches  Latest AD Consolidated (AD.H) – starting with AD mini-packs and AD consolidated are the same  Password Utility – patch required  Clone Utility – patch required pre  Workflow  Oracle Application Manager  Technology Validation  ADI Security / WebADI Backup AD/FND bin directories Backup AD/FND bin directories Modify processes, rbs, temp, redos, init.ora Modify processes, rbs, temp, redos, init.ora Resize the Database Resize the Database Pinning – installed module packages/sequences Pinning – installed module packages/sequences Run ADADMIN Steps Run ADADMIN Steps Cold Backup to Disk/Tape Cold Backup to Disk/Tape

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 7 AutoConfig AutoConfig is a configuration tool that automates the configuration of an Oracle Applications system. The information required for configuring an Applications system is collected into a repository, called the Applications Context; there is one Applications Context for the application tier, and a separate one for the database tier The information required for configuring an Applications system is collected into a repository, called the Applications Context; there is one Applications Context for the application tier, and a separate one for the database tier When AutoConfig runs, it uses information from the Applications Context file to generate all configuration files and update database profiles When AutoConfig runs, it uses information from the Applications Context file to generate all configuration files and update database profiles MetaLink Note MetaLink Note AutoConfig FAQ AutoConfig FAQ

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 8 Cloning Definition of Cloning: the process of reproducing an entire environment, including the Oracle software ($ORACLE_HOME) and Application software ($APPL_TOP) directory structures. Definition of Cloning: the process of reproducing an entire environment, including the Oracle software ($ORACLE_HOME) and Application software ($APPL_TOP) directory structures. Whitepapers: MetaLink Note Whitepapers: MetaLink Note Limitations Limitations  Architecture  Technology Stack  AutoConfig ( )

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 9 Cloning Methods Manually Manually  Dozens of Configuration Files  Numerous Site Profile Values  Not Supported Oracle’s adclone.pl Utility (pre ) Oracle’s adclone.pl Utility (pre ) Oracle’s AutoConfig Utility (11.5.7) Oracle’s AutoConfig Utility (11.5.7) Oracle’s Rapid Clone Utility ( ) Oracle’s Rapid Clone Utility ( ) No sharing of software No sharing of software

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 10 Cloning Checklist – Pre Clone Patches Clone Patches PERL Path PERL Path High-Level Tasks High-Level Tasks  Target Installation  adclone.pl Pre-Clone  Copy Directories (HTML/JAVA)  Copy Database  adclone.pl Post-Clone  Post-Clone Tasks  FND_PRODUCT_GROUPS Update

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 11 AdClone Adclone.pl MetaLink Note Adclone.pl MetaLink Note  Patch Pre-requisite  Supported  Limitations – Identical Configuration, Database and Technology Patches Not Cloned

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 12 Migrations – Point Releases Basic Definition and Configuration Basic Definition and Configuration  Technology  Applications Migration Strategies Migration Strategies  Technology  Maintenance Pack

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© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 14 Patching Strategy … Prior to 11i Patch to “almost” current – Don’t be bleeding edge at go-live Patch to “almost” current – Don’t be bleeding edge at go-live Patch to fix specific issues – If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Patch to fix specific issues – If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Patching was mostly a technical issue Patching was mostly a technical issue Patches were typically specific – fixed either a bug or added new functionality … not both Patches were typically specific – fixed either a bug or added new functionality … not both

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15 Patch Definitions CD Bundle (50+ CDs) CD Bundle (50+ CDs)  Entire Applications Release Maintenance Pack (AU – ) Maintenance Pack (AU – )  Entire Code Set Release for All Application Modules  No Technology Patches Included  Lots of Pre/Post Tasks, VERY Long-Running  Will break … period  Consolidated Update Patch – (185 patches) Family Pack (PRC_PF.I) Family Pack (PRC_PF.I)  All Product Modules Mini-packs for the Specific Family  Lots of Pre/Post Tasks, VERY Long-Running  Will likely break Product Mini-Pack (GL.H) Product Mini-Pack (GL.H)  Entire Release for Specific Application Modules One-Off Bug Patch (High Priority) One-Off Bug Patch (High Priority)  Fixes Specific Issue, No Regression Testing

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 16 AutoPatch Review AutoPatch Checklist AutoPatch Checklist  Research on Patch # – MetaLink, OAUG Archives  Readme.txt, README.html  Shutdown Application Processes  Pre-Requisite Patches/Tasks, Post-Patch Tasks  Traditional C(ode), D(atabase), G(enerate) drivers  New U (nified) Drivers  options=nodatabaseportion,nogenerateportion = "C" driver  options=nocopyportion,nogenerateportion = "D" driver  options=nocopyportion,nodatabaseportion = "G" driver  Migration to Other Environments – Tools  Manual (AD.H Enhancements)

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 17 AutoPatch Driver Definitions Copy driver (c driver): Named c.drv, and contains commands to change Oracle Applications files. The commands include directives to copy/update files, libraries, and/or Java, and commands for generating JAR files and/or C executables Database driver (d driver): Named d.drv, and contains commands to change Oracle Applications database objects, such as PL/SQL and table definitions, or to update or migrate data Generate driver (g driver): Named g.drv, and contains commands to generate forms, reports, and/or graphics files. In a multi-node system, run it on all application tier APPL_TOPs, unless the APPL_TOP only implements the admin server. Unified driver (u driver): Named u.drv, it is a consolidated driver containing all copy, database, and generate actions. Apply this driver to all APPL_TOPs on all application tier servers. AutoPatch knows which command should be run on each type of application tier. The unified driver requires only a single execution of AutoPatch

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 18 Standards – Patch Naming, Driver Log Files, Patch Status, Issue Tracking Spreadsheet Standards – Patch Naming, Driver Log Files, Patch Status, Issue Tracking Spreadsheet Process – Discovery, Evaluation and Examination, Pre/Post Patch Tasks, Testing, Migration Approval, Freeze Patch Levels (Install – Int. Testing vs. Upgrade – Latest) Process – Discovery, Evaluation and Examination, Pre/Post Patch Tasks, Testing, Migration Approval, Freeze Patch Levels (Install – Int. Testing vs. Upgrade – Latest) Installation – Rapid Install, AD Consolidated, FND Mini- Pack Installation – Rapid Install, AD Consolidated, FND Mini- Pack Ongoing Maintenance – Frequency, Business Requirements/Impact Ongoing Maintenance – Frequency, Business Requirements/Impact – all product family packs out of date – 10 months old – terminal release; 10g certification pending AutoPatch Documentation … the parts that aren’t “auto”

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 19 OAM Patch Advisor OAM.G Mini-Pack OAM.G Mini-Pack MetaLink Document MetaLink Document Uses InfoBundle11i.zip Uses InfoBundle11i.zip

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 20 InfoBundle11i.zip Updated Nightly by Oracle Updated Nightly by Oracle Updates Patch Snapshot Repository Updates Patch Snapshot Repository Recommended Patch List Recommended Patch List Includes Patch Prerequisites Includes Patch Prerequisites MetaLink Document MetaLink Document

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 21 Oracle Patch Documentation Maintenance Procedures – June 2003 (B ) Maintenance Procedures – June 2003 (B ) Maintenance Utilities – June 2003 (B ) Maintenance Utilities – June 2003 (B )

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 22 Security Patches Applications Codeset APPL_TOP Applications Codeset APPL_TOP Web Tier Oracle Home Web Tier Oracle Home Application Tier Oracle Home Application Tier Oracle Home Database Tier Oracle Home Database Tier Oracle Home Oracle’s Quarterly Patch Update Oracle’s Quarterly Patch Update  Sometimes Significant  Plan for it as part of Release Mgmt

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 23 Patch Tips Pre-Patched/Staged APPL_TOP Pre-Patched/Staged APPL_TOP Shared APPL_TOP Shared APPL_TOP Distributed AD Patching Distributed AD Patching

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 24 Patch MetaLink FAQs Q: How often should customers apply mini- packs, family packs, and maintenance packs? At a minimum, apply maintenance packs to stay within two maintenance releases. For example, since is currently available, customers at the (or earlier) level should be planning their upgrade to Use mini-packs and family packs if you have an immediate need for the latest patch level for a product or product family and cannot wait to apply the corresponding maintenance pack.

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 25 Patch MetaLink FAQs Q: How can I find the latest available mini-pack, family pack, or maintenance pack? A: On OracleMetaLink, click the Patches button on the left-hand side. Choose the Quick Links to the Latest Patchsets, Mini Packs, and Maintenance Packs link to get either:OracleMetaLink Q: Where can I find a list of AutoPatch features and the AD mini-packs that introduced them? A: The Oracle Applications DBA 11i+ Features Matrix (OracleMetaLink ID: ) contains a list of major AD features in Release 11i and identifies which AD mini-pack introduced each feature.Oracle Applications DBA 11i+ Features Matrix

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 26 Patch MetaLink FAQs Q: What is the AD Features matrix printed on the AutoPatch screen and logfiles? A: AD Feature Versions is a framework created to handle mismatches between the AD code on the file system and the AD objects in the database. Both the version of the feature on the file system and the version of the feature in the database are tracked separately. When the two versions do not match, the feature is disabled, and when the two versions match, the feature is (normally) enabled.

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 27 Patch FAQs Q: Can I run multiple AutoPatch sessions at the same time? Q: Can I run multiple AutoPatch sessions at the same time? A: You cannot currently run multiple sessions simultaneously; however, patches can be merged and can be applied in a single patching session; a new AD feature called AD Concurrent Sessions is currently being tested

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 28 Patch FAQs Q: How can I determine the effects a patch will have on my system? A: You can submit a specific patch analysis request through the Patch Advisor to determine the impact of a patch on your system. Patch Advisor Impact Analysis provides reports on: The total number of files in the patch The number of files the patch will install The products that will have updated files The files that will be introduced by the patch The files on the target system that will be changed by the patch The files with dependencies on patched files

© 2005 Solution Beacon, LLC. All Rights Reserved. 29 Q&A Hope you enjoyed this Release 11i session! Remember: KISS Keep It Simple and Supportable sm Randy Giefer